Housing and Living

Housing and Household Chores Vocabulary: Word List and Examples Learn B1-level vocabulary for talking about renting, home features, and everyday household tasks. Word List apartment, landlord (owns the property), tenant (rents the property), lease (rental contract), mortgage (a loan to buy a home), rent, furnished (has furniture), unfurnished (no furniture), appliance (a machine like a fridge or oven), sweep (clean the floor with a broom), mop, vacuum, dust, laundry, dishwasher, declutter (remove unnecessary items), chore (a household task), mow the lawn, do the dishes, take out the trash, make the bed, iron, fold, plumber, electrician, leak, drain, blocked, renovate (repair and improve), balcony, basement, attic, garage, backyard, neighbor, utility bills, maintenance, DIY (do-it-yourself), tidy, spotless (perfectly clean). Examples: The apartment is fully furnished, so we won’t need to buy any furniture. Could you take out the trash and do the dishes before dinner? The plumber fixed the leak under the sink in twenty minutes. Every Saturday, we declutter one room in the house. Remember: many chores are expressed with common verb + noun collocations — «do the laundry,» «make the bed,» «mow the lawn,» «take out the trash.»